grandpa
Your parent's father
Grandpa is an informal term for grandfather—a father's or mother's father.
It's a child's word that persists into adulthood as an affectionate form of address or reference: Grandpa taught me to fish.
The variant grandpapa is old-fashioned.
Grandpa can also refer to any elderly man, sometimes dismissively: Some grandpa was holding up traffic.
Parent's male parent
- grampsInformal grandfather nickname
- granddaddyInformal term for ancestor
- papaInformal term for father
- grandpappyInformal grandfather term
abuelo · nana · grandson · granddaughter · family · generations
Higher in rank
- retireeOne who left work
- agedAdvanced in years
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
gray-haired · silver-haired · old-timer · octogenarian · septuagenarian · retirement · rocking-chair · bifocals
Accounts or building levels
- memoriesStored past experiences
- talesSpoken or written narratives
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
history · nostalgia · recollections · wisdom · lessons · advice · folklore · listening
Advice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- patienceCalm during delays
knowledge · experience · counsel · values · traditions · skills · woodworking · fishing
Male head of family
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- providerOne who furnishes things
protector · legacy · inheritance · birthright · estate · heirloom · homestead · founder
granddad
Parent's male parent
- grampsInformal grandfather nickname
- granddaddyInformal term for ancestor
- papaInformal term for father
grandpappy · abuelo · nana · grandson · granddaughter · family · generations
senior
Higher in rank
venerable · gray-haired · silver-haired · old-timer · octogenarian · septuagenarian · retirement · rocking-chair · bifocals · cane
stories
Accounts or building levels
- memoriesStored past experiences
- talesSpoken or written narratives
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
anecdotes · history · nostalgia · recollections · wisdom · lessons · advice · folklore · listening · fireside
guidance
Advice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
patience · knowledge · experience · counsel · values · traditions · skills · woodworking · fishing · gardening
paterfamilias
Male head of family
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
provider · protector · legacy · inheritance · birthright · estate · heirloom · homestead · founder · surname
service
Aid or maintenance
decorated · medals · uniform · army · navy · sacrifice · duty · honor · wartime · generation
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- relativesmother, father, sister, brother, aunt
- Grandparentsgrandma, granny, nana, papa, gran
- loved onesspouse, partner, mother, father, parents
grandpagrandma
Female elder relative
grandmother · granny · nana · gran · nan
grandpagrandchild
Offspring's offspring
grandson · granddaughter · grandkid · great-grandchild · descendant
- grand openingCelebratory business debut
- grand finaleSpectacular concluding event
- grandfather clockTall freestanding pendulum timekeeper
- grand prizeHighest contest award
- grand pianoLarge horizontal keyboard instrument
- grand totalComplete sum of parts
grand, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, grandchild, grandfathers, grandpas, grandfathered, great-grandfather